Sunday, October 27, 2013

Colorful Crochet Bag

Colorful Crochet Bag

Materials:
4 mm Hook
Bamboo Yarn by Tahki Stacy Charles, Inc.
 
 
 







Thursday, June 9, 2011

Pattern Symbols


Chain (ch)
Catch thread with hk and draw through lp, repeat for desired number of st with consistent tension


Single Crochet (sc)
insert hook under 2 top strands, draw thread through, thread over hk and draw through 2 lps on hk

Half Double Crochet (hdc)
thread over hk, insert hk under 2 top strands, thread over hk once and draw through all 3 lps
Double Crochet  (dc)
thread over hk, insert hk under 2 top strands and draw through, thread over hk once and draw through 2 lps, thread over hk once again and draw through 2 lps
Slip Stitch (ss)
insert hk under 2 top strands, draw thread through 1 lp on hk
Treble Crochet (tr)
thread over hk twice, insert hk under 2 top strands and draw through, thread over hk once and draw through 2 lps, then repeat 2 more times

Double Crochet 3 Together (dc3tog)


3 Double Crochet in same stitch

3 Double Crochet Puff (3-dc puff)
work 3 incomplete dc in same st (retaining last lp of each dc on hk), thread over hk and draw through all lps on hk, ch 1 to tighten st

Round Picot
ch 3, insert hk into st at base of ch, thread over hk and draw through lps (use ch 5 for bigger picots).

5 Double Crochet Popcorn (5-dc pop)

work 5 dc in same st. Drop lp from hk, insert hk in first dc and draw lp of 5th dc through, ch 1 to tighten st

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Crochet Abbreviations

  • beg   beginning
  • BL   Back Loop, block, or bobble, depending on the context.
  • BP   Back Post
  • ch   chain
  • chs   chains
  • cl   cluster
  • dc   double crochet
  • dec   decrease
  • dtr   double treble crochet
  • FO   finished object
  • FP   front post
  • g   gram
  • half dc   half double crochet
  • hdc   half double crochet
  • inc   increase
  • incl   include / including / inclusive
  • m   meter; also mesh
  • oz   ounce / ounces
  • p   picot
  • pat   pattern
  • pc   popcorn
  • rep   repeat
  • rnd   round
  • rnds   rounds
  • sc   single crochet
  • sk   skip
  • sl st   slip stitch
  • sp   space
  • sps   spaces
  • st   stitch
  • sts   stitches
  • tog   together
  • tr   treble crochet / triple crochet
  • tr tr   triple treble crochet
  • UFO   unfinished object
  • YO   yarn over

GoLightly Tote Vannans Glamour

Lion Brand Golightly Tote
Image of Golightly Tote

My Golightly bag made of crochet nylon.

It turned out really good. 



My Vanna Bag

Crochet Bags

This bag was designed for my sister.
Its made of J&P Coats Crochet Nylon.
Using the F Hook


This Bag was designed to Look Like my
Coach Bag - Also Made of Crochet Nylon


This Bag has been a favored on Ravelry.com
.Also created using Crochet Nylon


Crochet Handbags

I started crocheting as a little girl. I recently picked it up again and I really enjoy it.  I have been experimenting with bags. This Blog is about Crocheting and expecially crochet bags.  Enjoy